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How many copies did Superflight sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 398k–646k
$327k–$879k net $594k–$1.4M gross
from 12k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Superflight out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Superflight's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 487k–1.0M
best case 1.8M (Besiege)
The Casual lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 586k copies.

A typical game
≈ 586k copies
≈ $4.6M after Steam's cut
from ~14k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.8M copies
Besiege · ≈ $10.6M after Steam's cut
from 53k reviews

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with Simulation + Sandbox, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2020, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2020
Est. copies
≈ 1.4M–2.3M
3.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$5.8M–$15.5M net $10.5M–$23.8M gross
$14.99
53k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SimulationSandbox +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
24k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayIndie +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 330k–537k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$907k–$2.4M net $1.6M–$3.8M gross
$9.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
Procedural GenerationRunner +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 264k–429k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.1M–$2.9M net $2.0M–$4.5M gross
$14.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
AdventureExploration +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 460k–747k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.8M–$10.2M net $6.9M–$15.7M gross
$29.99
16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Early AccessOpen World +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 643k–1.0M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.4M–$3.8M net $2.6M–$5.8M gross
$7.99
22k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ExplorationRelaxing +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 433k–704k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.6M–$9.6M net $6.5M–$14.8M gross
$29.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
FlightCity Builder +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 384k–625k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
11k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayCasual +6

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